TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the First Amendment to Contract No. 2024-20 for Advanced Water Meter System Contract for an Addition to Exhibit C with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve the First Amendment to Contract No. 2024-20 for Advanced Water Meter System Contract for an Addition to Exhibit C with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the First Amendment to Contract No. 2024-20 for Advanced Water Meter System Contract for an Addition to Exhibit C with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC.
Pros: Approving this Amendment will allow utilities to receive a prorated amount for a meter still under warranty.
Cons: There are not any foreseen cons with approving this amendment.
Option 2: Deny the First Amendment to Contract No. 2024-20 for Advanced Water Meter System Contract for an Addition to Exhibit C with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC.
Pros: Maintains the existing fee schedule and contract terms.
Cons: The Utilities Department would be unable to apply the remaining warranty value of qualifying legacy automated meter reading (AMR) meters toward compatible advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) meters. This would require full replacement purchases, increased project costs, and delay continued AMI conversion.
Background Information
On September 23, 2025, the City of North Port and Ferguson Enterprises, LLC entered into Contract No. 2024-20 Advanced Water Meter System for the purchase of an advanced water meter system, including meters and software. The original agenda item for Contract No. 2024-20 was approved by the City Commission on September 23, 2025, and was listed as a consent agenda item for the City Commission Regular Meeting.
The approved contract supports replacement of older meters and conversion of newer water meters in the field to AMI endpoints so that data collection can be automated rather than phy...
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